Gourd bowl

Museum number:
3-29446
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4213
Description:
Bowl, hemishperical, of tree gourd shell, incised cameo-like designs of birds and flowering branches, medallion in center with eagle holding a snake; fruit of "Crescentia cujete"; bought in an antique shop, 1963; 15.6 cm diam., X 8 cm deep.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; attrib. to Oaxaca; Pinotepa de Don Luis [card: hand written "probably not"]
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Context of use:
For decoration and a food receptacle in the home.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
diameter 15.6 centimeters
Comment:
H-14-2
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Gourd bowl, accession number 3-29446, described as Bowl, hemishperical, of tree gourd shell, incised cameo-like designs of birds and flowering branches, medallion in center with eagle holding a snake; fruit of "Crescentia cujete"; bought in an antique shop, 1963; 15.6 cm diam., X 8 cm deep.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Gourd bowl, accession number 3-29446, described as Bowl, hemishperical, of tree gourd shell, incised cameo-like designs of birds and flowering branches, medallion in center with eagle holding a snake; fruit of "Crescentia cujete"; bought in an antique shop, 1963; 15.6 cm diam., X 8 cm deep.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Gourd bowl, accession number 3-29446, described as Bowl, hemishperical, of tree gourd shell, incised cameo-like designs of birds and flowering branches, medallion in center with eagle holding a snake; fruit of "Crescentia cujete"; bought in an antique shop, 1963; 15.6 cm diam., X 8 cm deep.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl, accession number 3-29446, described as Bowl, hemishperical, of tree gourd shell, incised cameo-like designs of birds and flowering branches, medallion in center with eagle holding a snake; fruit of "Crescentia cujete"; bought in an antique shop, 1963; 15.6 cm diam., X 8 cm deep.

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